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Lithuania scraps years of planning by Jewish groups to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site

JL;DR SUMMARY Lithuania's decision to turn the Vilnius Sports Palace, located on the historic Snipiskes Jewish Cemetery, into a convention center has sparked outrage from Jewish groups. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HeritageAjcLithuaniaHolocaust MemoryCultural PreservationJewish CemeteryVilna GaonVilnius Sports PalaceSnipiskesRabbi Andrew Baker

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Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
"A Jewish group is outraged by Lithuanias plans to convert a sports complex into a convention center at the site of a historic Jewish cemetery, reversing decades of advocacy to commemorate the memorial site."

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